The EU is still pursuing an old agenda.

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Meanwhile, thanks largely to the economic shock of 2008-09, population decline is actually accelerating in most of Eastern Europe, as many people head to the old EU countries in search of more promising opportunities.

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Poland, meanwhile, has shown that newcomers to the EU can be just as obstructive as the old guard.

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